[360] Microsoft Tomfoolery

[MmmmBeeeeer]

I'm a moron

I just don't see the justification for a 250GB hard drive on a 360

 

[MmmmBeeeeer]

I also just noticed on their website, they sell 8GB and 16GB flash drives for 39.99 and 59.99 respectively

 

[padman59]

This sucks for anyone who bought the 4GB arcade, but is this something that Bungie could patch? Couldn't they run a check on the MU's storage capacity in addition to whether a HD is attached? I'd also be interested to see the additional storage requirements that make it mandatory for a HD to be in use.

 

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

Seems like a Bungie issue not MS.

Thank goodness for people ballsy enough to open up there consoles and fuck around.
Not sure what MS formatting restrictions are but popping in any size drive because of the sata connector is a plus not a minus.

Whats wrong with the 4gb ? MS allowing USB thumb and external drives was a huge plus IMO. Them getting rid of proprietary connection was another big plus.


Yes it can be looked at as scammy...but Its really not that techy or restrictive to smash open an old one and pop it into slot.

 

[MmmmBeeeeer]

How is that crazy and not safe lulz.

Now the funny part is with them adding the sata connector you can pretty much do the same thing as the PS3 and add whatever size hard drive you want.

I'll give it a whirl with a 500GB I got lying around sometime.

More research tells me that 250GB is the max, and it has to be a Western Digital Blue drive. People from OT have 300GB WD's formatted to 250.

 

[leaffan]

Seems like a Bungie issue not MS.

Thank goodness for people ballsy enough to open up there consoles and fuck around.
Not sure what MS formatting restrictions are but popping in any size drive because of the sata connector is a plus not a minus.

Whats wrong with the 4gb ? MS allowing USB thumb and external drives was a huge plus IMO. Them getting rid of proprietary connection was another big plus.


Yes it can be looked at as scammy...but Its really not that techy or restrictive to smash open an old one and pop it into slot.

I was going to say that but the cool thing for people to do is bash MS so.

 

[leaffan]

More research tells me that 250GB is the max, and it has to be a Western Digital Blue drive. People from OT have 300GB WD's formatted to 250.

:jonesy:

As much of a WD fanboy I am those drives are the pinnacle of shit. LOL if MS is actually using those drives.

 

[MmmmBeeeeer]

If those are the only drives that will work it makes me think they are

 

[Twigg4075]

I was going to say that but the cool thing for people to do is bash MS so.

Yup, that's all we do is bash MS. GTFO.

It's not like Bungie and MS weren't working hand in fucking hand up until recently. And we are fucking talking about Halo for chrissakes, MS's flagship game. How does something like this get by either of them?

 

[MmmmBeeeeer]

12.99 for a hard drive case

http://www.taobaodao.com/goods-4420.html

 

[leaffan]

12.99 for a hard drive case

http://www.taobaodao.com/goods-4420.html

When my xbox ever dies I'll probably give this shit a whirl.

 

[Twigg4075]

You need to bond it with "ultrasonic waves" or glue?

No thanks. Someone like me would fuck it up and I'd get glue all inside the machine and render it inoperable.

 

[Herm]

Any gamer that buys the 4GB version is a moron.

i considered getting one since the ps3 is my main gaming machine and id just have a 360 for exclusives, now im doing a double take.

 

[MmmmBeeeeer]

You need to bond it with "ultrasonic waves" or glue?

No thanks. Someone like me would fuck it up and I'd get glue all inside the machine and render it inoperable.

I'm pretty sure the ultrasonic waves was a joke.